Pen. Code, § 6350 · Chapter 10.5. Prison Visitor Services
Pen. Code, § 6350
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) Maintaining an inmate’s family and community relationships is an effective correctional technique which reduces recidivism.
(b) Enhancing visitor services increases the frequency and quality of visits, thereby discouraging violent prisoner activity.
(c) The location of prisons and lack of services to assist visitors impedes visiting.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.
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